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Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-03-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hygroscope
1, record 1, English, hygroscope
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hydroscope 2, record 1, English, hydroscope
obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrument that indicates, without actually measuring, changes in atmospheric humidity. 3, record 1, English, - hygroscope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Usually a device in which a vegetable or animal fibre(in "Saussure's hydroscope", a human hair) which contracts with moisture, is made to move an index round a graduated scale as in the wheel barometer, or, in a familiar form, to make a small male or female figure emerge from a toy house. 2, record 1, English, - hygroscope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "hygrometer." 4, record 1, English, - hygroscope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hydroscope
1, record 1, French, hydroscope
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil mettant en évidence de façon qualitative les variations de l'état hygrométrique de l'air. 2, record 1, French, - hydroscope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les hygroscopes reposant tous sur la propriété qu'ont certaines substances, dites hygroscopiques, d'absorber l'humidité atmosphérique et de changer d'aspect ou de longueur par suite de cette absorption. 3, record 1, French, - hydroscope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il ne faut pas confondre l'hydroscope avec l'hygromètre. 4, record 1, French, - hydroscope
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- higroscopio
1, record 1, Spanish, higroscopio
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- higróscopo 2, record 1, Spanish, higr%C3%B3scopo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrumento que indica la humedad del aire. 2, record 1, Spanish, - higroscopio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Los higroscopios empleados en meteorología son los higrómetros y psicrómetros. 2, record 1, Spanish, - higroscopio
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